It Helps To Hold Ones Tongue Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
	31%	8		Often found under the tongue, it helps to anchor the tongue to the bottom of the mouth
	noun • A small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far.
	24%	3		It helps hold glasses
	noun • the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium • good hearing • the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear • attention to what is said • fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

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The Guardian Cryptic29 Jan 2009	Down 6
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Similar Clues

	Clue	Source
1	"For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love" poet New York Times - 23 Apr 2005	New York Times / 23 Apr 2005
2	"Hold your tongue!" New York Times - 26 Sep 1997	New York Times / 26 Sep 1997
3	A speech sound produced by curling the tongue or tip of the tongue backward
4	It helps hold glasses New York Times - 12 Dec 2012	New York Times / 12 Dec 2012
5	Not hold one's tongue New York Times - 25 Feb 2001	New York Times / 25 Feb 2001
6	Often found under the tongue, it helps to anchor the tongue to the bottom of the mouth
7	Poet who wrote "For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love" New York Times - 01 Mar 2020	New York Times / 01 Mar 2020